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Watered-Down Hockey

by Mike Stanz,posted May 12 2014 5:00AM

Boston Bruin forward Shawn Thornton was fined for squirting water from the bench at Montreal Canadiens defenseman P.K. Subban in Game 5 of their playoff series. Subban complained to the referees – no penalty was assessed at the time, but a $2820.52 fine was levied after the game.

That’s $2800 for the fine itself, plus $20 for the water bottle and 52 cents for the water. It would have been more costly if the water had caused Subban to melt.